7 years later, San Francisco woman reunited with stolen dog

SAN MATEO -- A San Francisco woman searching for answers since her dog was stolen seven years ago finally has closure.

Make that: a fresh start.

Mary Bollero's "Little Girl" vanished in 2003. Until recently, Bollero didn't know if the dog was still alive.

A call from a San Mateo animal clinic on Aug. 24 changed that. Little Girl had been brought in for treatment of an ear infection, and the dog's microchip named Bollero as her owner.

But before she arrived to pick up her pet, the man who'd found her a few weeks earlier said he wanted to keep the dog. Humane Society officials said anyone finding a lost dog could keep it if unclaimed in 30 days.